Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 742-400, David S Franks, Aid De Camp.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Aid de camp
Franks, David S.
B.L.Wt. 742-400 Mag.
Issued July 28, 1789
no papers.
CONTENTS

Aid de Camp.
Franks, David S.
B.L.W. 742-400 - Major Issued July 28, 1789. No papers.

Salt Lake City 112 No. Main St. 3 May 1939
The Veterans Administration: Washington D. C.
Could I please get the record of 1 st Isaac Frank (or Frank ) b. 27 May 1759. died 4 Mar 1822, served in the revolutionary war, His parents, and anything you have about his family.
2 nd David Solebury Frank, a Major in the same war, His parents & family. His birth & death,
If this isn't the right place to get this information, will you please give this to the War Department, With appreciation
Mrs Lois B. Smith 112 North Main St. Salt Lake City, Utah

June 30, 1939
Mrs. Lois B. Smith 112 North Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah
BA-J/AWF David S. Franks B.L.Wt.742-400 acres Isaac Franks S. 41549
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of David Solebury Franks, Major in that war, and of Isaac Franks, born May 27, 1759, died March 4, 1822.
David S. Franks-B.L.Wt.742-400 acres
The records of this office show that Warrant No. 742, for four hundred acres of bounty land was issued July 28, 1789 on account of the service of David S. Franks, Major and Aid-de-Camp in the Continental Line, War of the Revolution.
There are no further data on file in regard to his service, and no data relative to his family, due to the destruction of papers in such claims, when the War Office was burned in 1800.
If you desire information in regard to location of the land referred to above, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish the following data:
Warrant # 742- 400 acres- issued July 28, 1789.
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See her letter in this B.G. claim - David S. Franks Wt. 742 - 400 acres.

Isaac Franks-S.41549
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 41549, based upon service of Isaac Franks in the War of the Revolution.
Isaac Franks was born in New York City, date not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.
Isaac Franks enlisted, place not stated, sometime in May or June, 1776, joined Colonel Lesher's regiment (probably meant for Lasher), in New York City, and was in the battle of Long Island. He joined in 1777, the Quartermaster's Department, in the "Continental Village", a few miles above Peekskill, New York, and served as Assistant Forage Master under Colonel Hugh Hughes, Deputy Quartermaster General, and sometime in January, 1778, he (Isaac Franks) was appointed Forage Master, was stationed in the garrison at West Point, continued there until January 1, 1781, when he was commissioned, Ensign in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, and served as such until sometime in June, 1782, when he resigned his commission on account of ill health.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and

possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Isaac Franks Certificate # 16258 Issued December 14, 1819 Rate $20.00 per month Commenced April 8, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator